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1 - 10 of 15 publications found, listed by date.

Extent and mechanisms by which maternal–newborn care expenditure exacerbate poverty

Maternal–newborn health (MNH) care expenditures are a considerable burden on poor households in many countries. This paper commissioned by WHO reviews the available evidence, and identifies pathways through which such spending causes poverty.

Author(s):Aparnaa Somanathan
Date: 1 Dec 2007

Forthcoming from WHO Making Pregnancy Safer (External site)

Fertility Transition in Sri Lanka

Paper discusses the reasons behind the fertility decline in Sri Lanka, and its economic and social implications.

Author(s):APTL Abeykoon
Date: 1 Dec 2007

Subscribe from People's Bank Economic Review (External site)

A Report on Inequities in Maternal and Child Health and their Determinants in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR)

Project report describing the results of the IHP anaysis of social disparities in MNCH outcomes in several WHO SEAR regional countries, and and the analysis of their determinants.

Author(s):Fazana Saleem-Ismail, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Chamikara Perera
Date: 19 Oct 2007

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Sound choices

The 2007 Biennial Review of the WHO Alliance on HPSR examines critical issues in improving national capacity for health systems research.

Author(s):Andrew Green, Sara Bennett, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya and others
Date: 1 Oct 2007

Download from WHO AHPSR (External site)

SHA-Based Health Accounts in the Asia/Pacific Region: Country Studies

Technical paper presenting details of the OECD System of Health Accounts implementation in Sri Lanka.

Author(s):Tharanga Fernando, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, J.M.H. Jayasundara
Date: 1 Oct 2007

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Population Ageing and Health Expenditure: Sri Lanka 2001-2101

Report on the IHP study, commissioned by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs as part of its work for the 2007 UN World Economic and Social Survey, which projects future health spending in Sri Lanka using an actuarial model.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya
Date: 1 Jul 2007

Download from UN DESA website (External site)